Rhys Taylor-Brown

While the Covid-19 pandemic may have brought with it the indefinite closure and postponement of entertainment venues and live events, world-leading loudspeaker component and sound system manufacturers Precision Devices have been hard at work to ensure they can capitalise on the reopening of the economy.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has this month appointed a new Official Spokesperson and Youth Mental Health Ambassador, with Max Blain and Dr. Alex George taking up the respective roles.

Small and local businesses across the UK have shown unprecedented levels of innovation, resiliency and energy to meet the challenges thrown up by a tempestuous year 2020 that was blighted by the Covid-19 crisis. In recognition of the trials and tribulations of business over the last year, The Times and Sunday Times in association with Lloyds Bank launched the ‘Yes Business Can. Small Business of 2020’ competition, offering winners a unique opportunity to win a virtual mentoring session with one of four experienced business leaders.

The QHi Group has this week announced that Alan Moug will replace company founder Ross Kennedy as CEO, while Kennedy will remain on the Board as the firm's chairman.

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, London based online market research agency FlyResearch had been issuing weekly polls to its research panel of over 3000 people, in order to project how the outbreak and the implementing of social distancing and other restrictions has impacted the daily life of UK citizens.

CityFibre, the UK’s third digital infrastructure platform, has jointly announced a collaborative partnership with leading wholesale-only network provider Virtual1, which is geared toward serving the UK connectivity channel with full fibre business services.

Cloud unified communications specialist Telavox has announced an exciting new partnership with Surrey-based Amalfi Technologies.

Established early last year, the new Joint Unit for Waste Crime [JUWC] has hailed a successful first year of operations cracking down on illegal waste activity, while one foodservice contractor has brought its own zero waste solution to the UK market as part of its mission to help the planet.

The Confederation of British Industry [CBI] has called on the government to work with businesses to publish a roadmap out of the latest Covid-19 lockdown in England.

According to a survey of businesses attending the virtual Kent and Medway Business Summit, locally based firms are looking to the future with confidence despite the double-pronged impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.

In our latest leadership round-up, we bring news of the government’s new incentive which allows employers to apply for a £1,000 cash boost for every new trainee taken on by their business, up to a maximum of ten. Meanwhile, Sport4Kids has announced the launch of the Beta version of its new app, and Luton Town Football Club brought in two new players on the UK’s deadline day for transfers between clubs earlier this week.

Film investment company Red Rock Entertainment has announced that it has been certified as a carbon neutral plus organisation by licensor Carbon Footprint Ltd.

World leading early years training and education provider Norland College and the Transforming Autism Project [TAP] have announced a collaborative research project toward developing a therapeutic framework and a monitoring and evaluation system for TAP’s new Family Services offering.

Our latest leadership round-up brings news of a Kent entrepreneur launching a new website provision service for marketers, while Steadfast Roofing welcome a new business development manager.

‘Empowerment in Health and Wellness’ is a new book which aims to bring together new perspectives on the mind-body connection in relation to stress and anxiety reduction, building motivation and inspiring people to respond to the needs of their current reality.